The Lamb and the Tiger: From Peacekeepers to Peacewarriors in Canada

Stanley Barrett

Published by University of Toronto Press 2018

The Lamb and the Tiger

From Peacekeepers to Peacewarriors in Canada

Stanley Barrett

In the series UTP Insights

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487517885

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About this book

This book describes and analyzes the transformation of Canada from a peacekeeping to a war-making nation during the Conservative Party’s recent decade in power, promoting an anti-war perspective that is indispensable for humanity.

Author / Editor information

Barrett Stanley :

Stanley R. Barrett is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.

Reviews

Stewart Kerr:

"The Lamb and the Tiger presents an interesting and well-presented critique of the Harper Government while appealing for Canada’s return to a major role in international peace efforts. The anthropological assessments and framework effectively contribute to the author’s arguments and offer important concepts and ideas that are useful to anyone advocating for Canada to play a more active role in the international community’s efforts towards world peace. The book is readable for those without an anthropological background, making it a worthy selection for anyone interested in Canadian foreign policy and international peace studies."

Lowell Ewert, Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Waterloo:

"Stanley R. Barrett’s explanation of how the Canadian military helped to shape the notion of the warrior nation is compelling. I doubt most Canadians are aware of the deliberate way in which military officials worked to advance their ‘tiger’ interests at the expense of the ‘lamb.’"

Robert A. Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Professor of International Relations, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University:

"Barrett has built up an enviable reputation as the foremost Canadian political anthropologist. The Lamb and the Tiger seeks to understand how Canada’s reputation as a major international peace-keeping power transitioned to one flexing its military muscle on the international scene; moving, one might say, from a pax-fare state to one of war-fare. Stanley R. Barrett does this from a solidly anthropological perspective, examining and successfully critiquing current theories concerning the genetic and cultural basis for war. A prime example of public anthropology, The Lamb and the Tiger is devoid of jargon, and is written in a delightful, and at times humorous style, that readily holds the reader’s attention."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Chapter One. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Part One. Disputed Visions
Chapter Two. Peaceful Kingdom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter Three. Warrior Nation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Part Two. Why War?
Chapter Four. Genetic Basis of War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Chapter Five. Cultural Basis of War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Part Three. The Canadian Dream
Chapter Six. Gender, Aboriginals, and Resistance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Chapter Seven. Lamb Power and Tiger Power Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 200
Keywords: Peace; warriors; keeping; warfare; Cold War; dividend; failed states; genetic and cultural basis of war; identity politics; war as public relations; women and war; Aboriginals; war; Rwanda; Somalia; Balkans; terrorism; Iraq; Afghanistan

eBook

Published: February 19, 2019
ISBN: 9781487517885